Improvement in lemon-squeezers



. M. SA'MIS LEMON-SQUEEZER. No.172,595. Patentefi Jan.18,1'876.

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N. PE'TERS, FHQTO-UTHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

UNITED STAT s 1 ATENT CFFIGE,

EDWARD M. SAMMIS,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN LEMON-SQUEEZERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 172,505, dated January18, 1876; application filed June 18, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. SAMMIS, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented certain Improvements in Lemon-Squeezers, ofwhich the following is a specification:

This invention has for its object the extraction of the juice of thelemon or similar fruits by the process of squeezingthe mass bymechanical means, and at the same time perforating the rind, in orderthat the juice may escape therefrom; and the invention consists of anovel construction and combination of parts for producing alemon-squeezer which will prove very eflicient and useful in operation.

The improvements are hereinafter fully described, and then specificallypointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 represents a side elevation and section of the machinecomplete. Fig. 2 is a plan of one of the strainers; and Fig. 3 is a planof the disk or cup that holds the knife or cutting edges for scarifyingthe skin, as also the strainer and cup for receiving the pulp, as willhereinafter appear.

AtA is represented the main portion of the frame or support for theentire apparatus, andit is shown with a part of the cup portion brokenaway and in sections, but one part is shown in elevation, and to thisportion a binding-screw, as at B, is attached for the purpose offastening the apparatus to a shelf or table in the ordinary way ofsupporting such machines. At G is shown the cup that receives the lemonto be pressed, and upon the bottom of said cup is fastened the knife orcutters, as at D, that cut the lower side of the lemon for the outlet ofthe juice as the operation of pressing it takes place. Said cup is alsoshown at Fig. 3, where a projection, as at E, is represented upon itsrim, which is for the purpose of fitting into .a recess in the frame A,and thereby holds the cup and the cutters also, which are fastened uponthe bottom of the cup, as shown at D, in proper relative position to themovingjaw.

It will be seen that the cutters are curved on their edges, so that theoperation of cutting the rind will begin at one point first and thenprogress or extend farther as the process continues.

and punctured when first placed in the cup.

At G is shown the fblloweror moving jaw of the squeezer, and itis,.preferably, made of wood, and fastened by screws to a metal plate,which is formed with an arm, as at H, and pivoted to a point'on the mainframe, so that said jaw may vibrate up and down into the cup. Upon theback of said metal portion of the jaw isa link, as at K, one end ofwhich is pivoted to the jaw, as shown. at'Fig. l, and the other end ispivoted to a point on the working-lever F, which is supported in a.bracketarm that is attached to the main frame. The relative position ofthe two attachments or pivots in the working-lever is such that theupper end of the connecting-link travels in the arc of a circle, andtherefore there is a compound motion that operates as a toggle-lever, bywhich the moving jaw is forced down with any desired force to squeezethe lemon.

At the lower end of the link K is :a slotted hole to allow the end topress down upon a spring or block of rubber in the back of the jaw, asat H, to prevent the breakage of the parts by using the toggle-levermechanism. At M is shown a cap or hood which covers the cup and theworking jaw when they are in operation to preventthejuice from beingthrown out of the cup, and thereby wasted. Said hood is attached by anarm which is pivoted 'at one end to the upright bracket, and therebyholds it in proper working position on the cup and around the movingjaw, and it is carried up out of the way by the rising of the jaw, andthen is let down with it, and is also forced down by a spring, as at N,one end of which is secured to the upright bracket, and the other endrests upon the arm of the hood, as shown at Fig. 1. The hood, being mademuch deeper than the jaw is thick, closes upon the cap before the jawbegins to compress the lemon to a sufficient degree to expel the juicefrom it, so that all the juice is thereby confined with the cup andpasses through its perforated bot 'lug'or projection upon its side,which slides on tom, which also serves as-a strainer to separate thecoarser portions of the pulp and seeds from the juice.

At 0 on the under side of the frame, and below the cup where the lemonis held, is placed a second cup of a funnel shape, which has twofunctions: first, it serves as a support to a second strainer of closermeshes than the holes in the upper cup; and, second, it also furnishes afunnel,.as at P, by which the juice may be conducted directly into abottle, if desired. Said funnel-shaped cup is pivoted at one side to themain frame to allow it to swing around out of the way, if desired, andalso to remove the second strainer, as at R,,and clean it when required.This second strainer is made of wire-gauze or perforated sheet metal,and is'simply laid upon the rim of the funnel, as shown at Fig. 2, andis provided with a handle, as at S in Fig. 2. The opposite side of thefunnel from the pivot is supported by a a hook on'the front edge oftheframe, as at T. At U is shown a shelf or disk for holding a vessel ofany kind in proper position under the'funnel or the jaws, and it issupported on a rod which extends up through a hole in the frame, and ismade adjustable by set-screws, 'as at W.

Such a construction of squeezers for lemons, 850., makes them peculiarlywell adapted for doing the work very rapidly, as the lemons may beintroduced without the trouble of cutting them or left whole, and thenthe power may be applied to any required extent.

I am aware that a cutter has been used in combination with such articlesbefore, and therefore do not make any claim, broadly, for it; but

I do desire to claim.

1.. The combination, in a lemon-squeezer, of the frame A, having thecup-G, the movable follower G, having the arm H pivoted at one end tothe frame A, and the link K connected at one end to the follower and atthe other end with the pivoted lever F, all substantially as and for theobject specified.

2. The combination of the follower Gr, provided with the spring H in itsback, and theJ link K, pivoted to the follower at one end, resting onsaid spring, and connected at its other end with the lever F,substantially as shown and described. I

3. The hood M, having an arm pivoted at its end to the frame A, andoperated upon by a spring, N, for the purpose described, in combination'with the cup 0, follower G, link K, and operating-lever F, substantiallyas described, the said hood being independent of the follower, as shown.

4. The combination, substantially as described, with a lemon-squeezer,of the shelf U, arranged beneath the cup of the squeezer and adjustablyconnected with the frame of the same, substantially as and for theobject specified.

EDWARD M. SAMMIS. Attest Born ELIOT, JOHN W. RIPLEY.

